Mounting for wheels



' H. 1. -SMITH.

MouNnNG Foa WHEELS. APPLICATION FILED IAN. 30| 1920.

Patented June 6,1922,

f y im HARRY J'. SMITH, OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO.

iviounfriive ron WHEELS.

`Application fled January 30, 1920. Serial No. 355,264.,

in which thev pulley. engages!l the belt and A.

moves bodily to an extent suliicientto .put the belt under the desired tension yor produce the desired wrap of the vbelt around one of the belt pulleys.

It is the objectv of this invention to pro-v duce a mounting for wheels or pulleys working more particularly'under Athese. condi-.fy

` tions which will insure an ecient lubrica- 3,5. l taken on line 3 3, Fig..l

. upon the cylindrical surface `of which aV tion of the co-operating "bearingsurfaces notwithstandingfthat the arbor or support of the pulley isA turned a considerable extent out'ofa normal central position and thus causing the pulley to run properly and eiiiciently without causing undue wear or irequent attention so far as replenishing the same with lubricant is concerned.

In the accompanying drawings: i Figure l is a vertical longitudinalv section on line l*l,V Fig. 25ct a` wheel mounting embodying my invention. Figure '2 is a` transverse section ot the same taken on line- 2-2, Fig. l. Figure 3 a transverse section withthe body-of thewheel omitted.

ySimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding lparts throughout the several views.

l0 represents a supporting arbor,' pintor axle which is arranged horizontally ,and

wheel such'as the pulley of a beltftightener or a gear wheel lworking under analogous. f conditions is journaled to turn. This arborA is'relatively stationary and maybe mounted'.

on an arm l1 which is either fixed or capable of turning to a limited extent in a planeat right angles to the axis of the arbor; In

the construction shown inthe `drawings the arbor is provided at one end with a reduced shank l2 which is secured in an opening in the'arm by a screw nut 13 vwhile the other end'oi1 the same vis provided with a head 14.

On the periphery of the arbor is j ournaled hio, have invented new and use" Specification of Letters .Patentl 'Patented Julie 6, 1922.

the hut of the Wheel which in its 'preferred' forni comprises a'yhollow` or tubular loodylt which serves as an` yoil' chamber andft'he opposite ends ofwhiich are providedwith heads 16 having central` openings 17 so that 1 the arborcan project, lengthwise'through-v the hub body. Yithinthehubbo'dyaretwol e bearingsA on sleeves 18 which are 'arranged'k axially in line with Athel'a'xi's-of the lbo'dy yand have their inner opposing ends separatedby'. an intervening space while 'their outerends` are spaced from the corresponding' end hemel@ of the antibody@ The watering;

19 with the hubibodyaso that Communication; is established between all parts'of thecliainqf i sleeves are connected zon oneside by a 'web ber within the y,hub body;n said body,v bear?.

ing' sleeves and websbeing preferably 'castA l of metal in one jpiece. Eachofthebearing sleeves is" preferably'fprovided in 4Vits' bor'e with' a tubularlining" or bushing 20 cts'uitj- I able metal whereby ther'fhub ofi. jwheel( turns 0.11 the arborr;

The opposite' eiid portions 210i? the jhub chamber [arey `contracted while the' central` part thereoil isV enlarg'gedl forming' an'. 'a`n" nular well 22 between thefieducedparts of the chamber which isA line with thespace between the bearingsleevesland into which `i the oily dropping from thebearing surfaces between the arbor and the bearing sleeves.r

is conducted by the reduced end portions ofy the oil chamber.. 4Onone side the hub'body' is provided witha. vremovable -section23 which forms a cover for an opening'ihfthe side of "the"v well through ywhich access may be had to theinterior thereof forin'troducfing into the hub themeans'whereby the oil f i' is picked up from the vwell and 'directedto the cci-operating bearingl surfaces of'the*` arbor andwheel hub. "The cover is prefer-"f ably detachably 'secured in place by"ineans` of screws 24 passing through externallugsf 25, onthe cover 'and Yinto .the adjacentfpart" ofthe body of the hub` :f

The Outer sid* ofthe enlarged Cerami part ofthe Ahub body anditsfcoverthasits periphery constructe'd'to form anfannular seat 26 whichisy concentric with theI vaxis of the hub and arbor.

With 'thisiseat engages the centralclampingsleeve'27wofthe-wheel` l or pulley body, the latteri'n the presentl i-n'. stance having a circularr rim-'28 whichi's'y adapted to engage a belt and which iscfon!i iiefcted by armsy with said' clamping ffsleeve.- The body of thepulley'rnayl befsecuredt/o adjacent arms being split radially, and clamping bolts connecting those portions of said arms on opposite sides of the split therein.

5 4. A Wheel mounting comprising a relatively stationary horizontal arbor, a hollow hub which is journaled on said arbor,y one part of the cavity Within the hub being of arger diameter than another part and 10 forming an oil Well, a directing device mounted on said arbor Within said Well and adapted to intercept the oil in the latter and v direct the same to the bearin surfacesl between saidy arbor and hub, an a Wheel rim HARRY J. SMITH. 

